Gangster Trippin' - Ice T Interview on Quietus.com

Joel McIver over at the UK's Quietus.com has written a great write up and interview with the Iceberg;

"You commented on Gulf War 1 and the decay of American society on the O.G. album. Two decades later, is the world a better place?

Ice T: I do believe that in my lifetime, this is the most fucked-up time yet.

Even worse than 20 years ago, with the LA riots and 'Cop Killer'?

IT: You're right. Of course, in the 80s and the early 90s there was all the police bullshit, but now we're in a global scenario. My neighbourhood was fucked-up back then, and it continues to be, but South Central wasn't worried about somebody blowing up the goddamn world, neither. So, overall it's a lot more fucked-up. Nobody trusts anybody, everybody is looking at everybody crazy. Even in England you guys are having situations, and it's not something that seems like it's ever gonna go away."

Read the full interview here

Ice-T New Body Count Album in 2009?

We noticed this video a couple of weeks back on the FunkyJahPunkys' official youtube channel. However it's only in the last week that stories have begun to appear on websites like ANTIMUSIC and the LA WEEKLY, why are these reports important? Well any love for the Iceberg is always well received however ANTIMUSIC in it's report on the 9th of October states:

"Ice-T enjoyed working with The FunkyJahPunkys. "It is very refreshing to work with a true, hard core, underground group. There are not many left." Ice-T just wrapped up the summer touring with the 15th anniversary Warp Tour, and is releasing new material with his band Body Count later this year."

No your eyes are not deceiving you, the last line does read - "releasing new material with his band Body Count later this year"

Holy sh*t! New Body Count Album before the end of the year!!!!! We'll do our best to find out more, till then sit back and enjoy The FunkyJahPunkys first single from their new album of the same name, featuring our legend Ice-T, this is CORPORATE TAKEOVER!

Ice-T rocks 15th Anniversary Warped Tour with Body Count

Reports have been filtering through from last nights 15th Anniversary Warped tour celebration that among Kety Perry, NOFX and the All American Rejects was Ice-T with his metal outfit Body Count! Orange County Local Music Examiner Paul Hebert wrote;

"As the Aggrolites ended their set, the revolving-stage began to slowly turn as the emcee announced the arrival of none-other than the notorious hard-rocking group Body Count, fronted by rap veteran Ice-T. The show had Ice-T listed as a performer for the evening, but the fact that he arrived and performed with Body Count had the entire venue ecstatic. The main floor erupted into a ferocious mosh-pit as the band played through many tracks off their 1992 self-titled release including "Bowels of the Devil," "KKK Bitch" and "There goes the Neighborhood." As the police-light bars began to spin and guitarist Ernie-C ripped out the opening notes of the controversial "Cop Killer" the pit expanded consuming a good amount of the orchestra area."

Read the full report here.